Callistemon 'Cane's Hybrid'

This is a welcome relief from the widely used, sometimes overly bold C. citrinus. It grows naturally as a shrub, up to 10' high and 8' wide, but is easily trained as a small tree. It has slender, slightly drooping stems lined by narrow leaves, each 2-3" long. The leaves are grey-green when mature, bronze- to rose-tinted in new growth. In late spring and early summer the plant is decorated by soft pink "brushes" of flowers near the stem ends. ‘Cane's Hybrid' is amenable to the same uses and abuses as other callistemons but in addition, makes an elegant, somewhat parasol-shaped small tree. It is adaptable to many soils with moderate watering, and drought tolerant when established. Hardy to at least 20° F or less.

Australian Plant Selection
from The Arboretum at U.C. Santa Cruz
and KOALA BLOOMS™